Powder puff



Oct. 2, 1934. w T K l 1,975,693

POWDER PUFF Filed May 9, 1953 ,zy i.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY atented Oct. 2, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

My present invention has reference to a new and novel construction of powder puffs and my purpose is the provision of a device of this character that shall contain a quantity of powder,

5 which shall be small, compact and simple in construction, cheap to manufacture and cheap to commercialize, sanitary, inasmuch as the same is discarded after the supply of powder is exhausted, one in which the powder sifts or permeates through only one side or face of the puff and in which the supply of powder is to be delivered by the force of slight taps upon the impervious face of the puff.

It is also my aim to produce a sanitary powder puff in the nature of a container and dispenser for face, talcum and deodorant powders which is non-refillable and which has arranged against one of its faces and in contact with the powder a flexible and resilient plate of impervious material which not only holds the puff in proper shape but serves as a means for exerting a pressure against the powder, when the force of slight taps are delivered thereagainst and to cause the powder to permeate in desired quantities through "the pervious face of the puff and to return the puff to its initial proper position after force of pressure thereagainst has been relieved.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in the improvement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawing:-

Fig. l is a top plan view of a powder puff in accordance with this invention, a portion being broken away.

Figure 2 is a similar view looking toward the under or active face of the puff.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 1.

The body of my improved non-refillable and sanitary powder puff is formed from a strip of some suitable soft pervious fabric. As disclosed by the drawing the puff is preferably square or rectangular in plan. In constructing the puff I preferably first stitch along the edges andagainst what ,I will term the outer face 1 thereof an inner nonpervious plate 2. The plate may be of celluloid, stiff paper, thin cardboard or of any other desired material which is non-pervious and which embodies a natural resiliency. After the resilient plate 2 is stitched to the face 1 the inner or active face 3 of the puff is brought over the face 1 of the plate 2 and has its edges stitched thereto. One of the edges, however, is not stitched until the puff is filled witha powder 4, and thereafter this edge is stitched. In addition to the main stitches which connect the edges of the puff the said edges are reinforced by binding stitches 5, as disclosed by the drawing. Any desired type of powder may be used in the puff, such as face powder, talcum powder and a deodorant powder, the latter being especially desirable when the puff is used in warm Weather. The non-pervious plate 2, which in reality may form the outer face of the puff holds the body of the puff properly shaped, prevents the powder from permeating therethrough, serves as a follower element when pressure by slight taps of the finger is delivered thereagainst for causing the powder to permeate and sift through the pervious face 3 of the puff and returns the puff to initial condition after pressure thereagainst has been relieved.

The device is of an extremely simple nature which may be cheaply constructed and likewise cheaply commercialized. The puif is sanitary inasmuch as the same is designed to be discarded after the supply of powder therein is exhausted and it is believed the simplicity and advantages will be under-stood and appreciated without further detailed description. Obviously I do not wish to be restricted to the precise details herein set forth as the puff may be constructed in different shapes, sizes and of different desired materials, etc.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A puff for powder comprising a closed member that provides a receptacle for the powder, the body of the pufi being formed of a soft pervious textile to include a front and back face, and a'resilient plate of non-pervious material arranged in and in contact with the front face of the puff.

2. A puff providing a closed receptacle for powder, formed from a sheet of soft pelvicus fabric having its edges and its ends stitched together and comprising a top face and a bottom face, a plate of thin resilient non-pervious material arranged in and contacting with the front face of the puff and likewise contacting with the powder in the puff and said plate having its edges secured to the stitched edges of the puff. 3. A powder puff comprising a closed receptacle and a resilient element in the receptacle forcing the opposite faces thereof away from each other and also affording a follower for the powder in the puff when pressure is exerted thereagainst to cause such powder to permeate through only one face of the puff and to return the puff to initial condition when pressure thereagainst is relieved.

when pressure is exerted thereagainst to cause the powder to permeate through only the bottom face of the puff and to return the puff to initial condition when pressure thereagainst is relieved.

WILLIAM T. KJLLIAN. 

